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#EXAMPLE ASSEMBLY SOLIDWORKS WITH DIMENSION HOW TO#
#EXAMPLE ASSEMBLY SOLIDWORKS WITH DIMENSION SERIES#

In the image above, you can see that I created a rectangular sketch that is coincident to the sides of the bottom of the 3D sketch with a thickness dimension that is utilizing the Global Variable Panel Thickness previously created in the assembly.

A sketch is created and opened on the Front plane of the newly created part and the environment changes further to Editing Sketch.

The SolidWorks environment changes from Editing Assembly to Editing Part Mode.

An InPlace mate is created between the selected Face or Plane of the Assembly and the Front Plane of the newly created part.

A new virtual part is added to the feature manager tree of the assembly.

Upon creation of the New Part within the context of the assembly, several things happen at once: This will create an InPlace mate between the Top Plane of the assembly and the Front Plane of the newly created part. For the left side panel, I chose the Top Plane of the assembly. When inserting a new part into an assembly I need to select a face or a plane in the assembly that will be mated to the FRONT plane of the new part being inserted. Each panel will become a new part in the assembly by following these steps. In my book case, I choose to model the left side panel first, then the right. From the Assembly Command Manager tab, choose Insert Components and New Part from the drop down. For Top-Down Assembly modeling, new parts are created within the context of the assembly. Now that the size of the book shelf is defined by the 3D sketch, I can begin inserting New Parts into the assembly constraining them to the 3D sketch. As can be seen in the image at left, I have created global variables representing the material thicknesses for the top and case panels. Notice that the sketch for the bookcase is all construction geometry, and the dimensions have names that represent Length, Height, and Depth of the bookcase. (Click the link to watch 3D Sketch Basics here: ).

#EXAMPLE ASSEMBLY SOLIDWORKS WITH DIMENSION HOW TO#

I have created a video called ‘3D Sketch Basics’ that demonstrates how to create a similar sketch. I begin the bookcase with an Assembly template and create a 3D Sketch on the top plane, centered on the origin.

The following is how to create the book case using Top-Down Assembly Modeling Technique. In order to get some perspective of size with the space, I needed to create some basic furniture like desks and book cases to place in the modeled office environment. From a simple floor plan I modeled up a rendition of the basic office space with the new expansion. The plan was to expand our office space by knocking out some walls and renovating the space with new carpet, paint, and trim. This project initially came about when I was asked to create a basic model of the floor plan of one of our offices. The concepts that will be discussed are basic but will illustrate some very powerful techniques using SolidWorks. Part 2 will use a multi-body part environment to create the book case, and utilize the cut-list generated from the Weldment Feature. In Part 1 we will create the bookcase using Top-Down Assembly Modeling technique.

#EXAMPLE ASSEMBLY SOLIDWORKS WITH DIMENSION SERIES#

This blog and accompanying video series will illustrate some very simple methods for creating a basic parametric bookcase that is easily configurable into many shapes and sizes with minor adjustments to just a few dimensions.